Where does “ਵੈਦ” come from?

ਵੈਦ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit वैद्य, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ਵੈਦ (Punjabi): doctor, physician

Definitions

  1. doctor, physician

Ancestry of “ਵੈਦ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवैद्यdoctor; physician
2Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “ਵੈਦ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Sanskrit वेद →